Tag: Groundwater Management Act
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Reform water laws to include the environment
Arizona officials are proud of their 1980 state water policy. The Arizona Groundwater Management Act (GMA), after many earlier attempts, was approved only after the federal government threatened to withhold funding for the Central Arizona Project (CAP) unless Arizona controlled groundwater pumping. Without the CAP, California would have claimed “our” Colorado River water and restricted…
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Water experts encourage solution to flooding and drought challenges
The Public Policy Institute of California, in partnership with the California Water Institute at Fresno State, hosted an event on campus Sept. 20 to share the findings of its report, “Managing Water and Farmland Transitions in the San Joaquin Valley.” According to the report, the success of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act relies on accelerating…
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What you don’t know about the water law that saved Arizona
Photo: Michael Chow/The Republic Video in source article: Jim Graham operates a pistachio and wine-grape farm in Cochise County. He and other farmers have seen their groundwater levels drop. In 2016, when the rains dried and reservoirs shrank, California was forced to impose drastic water conservation measures to keep taps flowing. Arizona avoided this fate,…